Police siezed $50,000 worth of drugs and a number of handguns in the February 28 raid.

Police find pounds of drugs, loaded guns in home

By BRENDAN CLOGSTONUnion Leader Correspondent

Preston Thorpe, 20 of Candia, is being charged with multiple counts of drug possession with intent to distribute.

A multi-agency drug raid in Candia resulted in the arrest of a Brown Road man and the seizure of around $50,000 worth of drugs, along with several firearms. Preston Thorpe, 20, has been charged possession of the narcotics and with possession of a controlled substance, with additional charges pending. Thorpe was arraigned at the Sixth Circuit District Division Court in Hooksett on Friday.

Police received a tip that Thorpe was selling marijuana, and discovered he was shipping drugs through the mail. Because of this information, a search warrant was obtained for his home.

A search of Thorpe's home Thursday yielded about a pound of ecstasy powder, an undisclosed amount of the opiate suboxone, and eight pounds of "pre-packaged" marijuana.

The collective street value of the drugs was estimated at $50,000.

A loaded Glock 27 .40-caliber handgun, a loaded SCCY 9 millimeter handgun, ammunition, gun parts, a scale and packaging materials were also uncovered in the search. Thorpe did not have a permit for the weapons, nor was he of age to own them. Rifles may be owned by 18-year-olds in New Hampshire, but only at 21 can a handgun be owned.

Police said Thorpe will be charged for illegal weapon possession in the near future.